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Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier
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1998-99 
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 Park Ridge (Maine South) (22-8)
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Name: Maine South High School 
City: Park Ridge 
City Population: 37,000 
County: Cook 
Enrollment: 2081 
Nickname: Hawks 
Colors: Red/White/Black 
Conference: Central Suburban North 
Superintendent: Dr. Steven Snider 
Principal: Dr. Thomas J. Cachur 
Athletic Director: James Rees 
Head Coach: David Scott 
Assistant Coaches: Jerry Nelson, David Inserra, Don Lee, Greg Young 
Captains: Kevin Barrett, Todd Gierke, Eric Schmidt 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Skokie (Niles West), 57-56, in Regional Quarterfinal 
 
 
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  3  *Eric Schmidt            G      6-3  165   17  Sr.
  4  Kevin Geist              F      6-4  185   18  Sr.
 20  Brad Gierke              F      6-2  160   16  Jr.
 21  *Kevin Barrett           G      6-0  170   17  Sr.
 22  *Brendan Smaha           C      6-5  200   18  Sr.
 23  Joe Bello                G      6-0  155   17  Jr.
 24  Randy Tosch              F      6-0  175   16  Jr.
 32  *Todd Gierke             F      6-3  175   18  Sr.
 33  *Brian Price             G      6-3  175   17  Sr.
 40  Garrett Fechner          C      6-6  190   17  Jr.
 41  Mike Hammersmith         F      6-1  170   17  Jr.
 42  Scott Blair              G      6-1  155   17  Jr.
 43  John Moran               G      6-2  185   18  Sr.
 50  John Vigna               G      5-9  140   15  So.
 51  Mark Wojteczko           C      6-4  195   16  Jr.
 52  Adam Buklis              F      6-3  170   16  Jr.
 55  Bret Olson               F      6-2  175   18  Sr.
 
Name                     G    FG   FGA    3P   3PA    FT   FTA   Pts    Avg   Reb   Ast
Kevin Barrett           30    36   138    11    64    57    79   140    4.7    58   165
Joe Bello               22     1     3     0     0     4     6     6    0.3     7    11
Scott Blair                                                                            
Adam Buklis              7     1     1     0     0     2     2     4    0.6     2     1
Garrett Fechner          6     1     2     0     0     7     9     9    1.5     2     0
Kevin Geist             29    56    96     2     2    30    42   144    5.0    71    23
Brad Gierke             12     1     4     1     2     0     0     3    0.3     2     1
Todd Gierke             30   181   312     1     7   104   132   467   15.6   145    53
Mike Hammersmith                                                                       
John Moran              30    18    67     9    46     6     7    51    1.7    17    15
Bret Olson              29    12    28     3    11    14    19    41    1.4    34     9
Brian Price             30    78   194    23    67    92   119   271    9.0    83    57
Eric Schmidt            30   105   237    49   133    66    78   325   10.8    71    80
Brendan Smaha           30    99   173     1     3    65    92   264    8.8   137    32
Randy Tosch              5     0     0     0     0     0     0     0    0.0     1     0
John Vigna               9     1     4     0     1     0     0     2    0.2     2     0
Mark Wojteczko          12     3     4     0     0     2     2     8    0.7     7     0
Date   Opponent                     W/L Pts Opp  High Scorer       Pts  High Rebounder    Reb
Schaumburg Tournament
*11/25 Carpentersville (Dundee-Crown)   W  75  51  Todd Gierke        35  Todd Gierke         8
*11/27 Harvey (Thornton)              W  53  43  Eric Schmidt       16  Brendan Smaha       7
*11/28 Schaumburg                     L  53  61  Todd Gierke        22  Todd Gierke         8
11/30  Skokie (Niles West)            W  70  68  Todd Gierke        19  Kevin Geist         4
                                                                        Todd Gierke         4
12/4   Waukegan (H.S.)                W  64  49  Todd Gierke        19  Todd Gierke         8
12/11  Des Plaines (Maine West) (OT)   W  70  63  Todd Gierke        21  Brendan Smaha       8
12/18  Highland Park                  L  33  44  Todd Gierke        10  Todd Gierke         7
12/19  Arlington Heights (Hersey) (2 OT)   L  69  73  Todd Gierke        21  Todd Gierke         5
12/22  Niles (Notre Dame)             W  64  39  Todd Gierke        21  Brian Price         4
Wheeling Tournament
*12/26 Chicago (Phillips)             W  60  45  Todd Gierke        21  Todd Gierke        10
*12/28 Wilmette (Loyola)              L  56  68  Eric Schmidt       19  Todd Gierke         5
*12/29 Wheeling                       L  57  67  Eric Schmidt       14  Kevin Geist         5
                                                 Todd Gierke        14  Todd Gierke         5
*12/30 Arlington Heights (St. Viator)   W  46  35  Eric Schmidt       16  Todd Gierke         6
1/8    Skokie (Niles North)           W  56  42  Todd Gierke        11  Kevin Geist         6
1/15   Deerfield                      L  67  75  Todd Gierke        19  Brendan Smaha       7
1/16   Mt. Prospect (Prospect)        L  54  69  Todd Gierke        28  Brendan Smaha       4
                                                                        Todd Gierke         4
1/22   Northbrook (Glenbrook North)   W  61  50  Eric Schmidt       17  Brendan Smaha       7
1/27   Des Plaines (Maine West)       W  68  55  Todd Gierke        20  Brendan Smaha      11
1/30   Palatine (Fremd)               W  51  42  Todd Gierke        23  Brendan Smaha       5
2/5    Highland Park                  W  46  28  Todd Gierke        11  Brendan Smaha       7
2/9    Rolling Meadows (H.S.)         W  76  64  Todd Gierke        29  Brendan Smaha       8
2/12   Skokie (Niles North)           W  64  50  Todd Gierke        17  Brendan Smaha       6
                                                 Brian Price        17
2/16   Wheeling                       W  66  56  Brendan Smaha      16  Brendan Smaha       8
2/19   Deerfield                      W  71  55  Eric Schmidt       18  Brendan Smaha       5
                                                                        Todd Gierke         5
2/26   Northbrook (Glenbrook North)   W  50  36  Brendan Smaha      22  Eric Schmidt        4
                                                                        Brendan Smaha/Todd Gierke  4
Skokie (Niles West) Sectional Complex
*3/2   Bensenville (Fenton)           W  73  55  Todd Gierke        26  Brendan Smaha       5
*3/5   Northlake (Leyden)             W  53  48  Todd Gierke        16  Kevin Barrett       3
                                                                        Todd Gierke/Brian Price  3
*3/9   Winnetka (New Trier)           W  44  41  Eric Schmidt       16  Todd Gierke         8
*3/12  Chicago (Gordon Tech)          W  46  38  Eric Schmidt       19  Eric Schmidt        7
Evanston (Northwestern) Super-Sectional
*3/16  Gurnee (Warren)                L  31  61  Eric Schmidt       10  Brian Price         6
Year   W-L       
1991   15-13     
1992   15-13     
1993   15-14     
1994   6-20      
1995   14-13     
1996   15-13     
1997   18-10     
1998   15-10     
1999   22-8      
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Park Ridge (Maine South)        1991-99   9       135-114   
Total                                        9       135-114   
 
For Park Ridge (Maine South)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book. 
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